diff -c -r /usr/LOCAL/scilab2.3/work/scilab-2.3/routines/sparse/spConfig.h ./routines/sparse/spConfig.h
*** /usr/LOCAL/scilab2.3/work/scilab-2.3/routines/sparse/spConfig.h	Mon May 12 16:34:02 1997
--- ./routines/sparse/spConfig.h	Fri May 16 20:08:24 1997
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*** 495,500 ****
--- 495,510 ----
  #   define  LARGEST_SHORT_INTEGER   SHRT_MAX
  #   define  LARGEST_LONG_INTEGER    LONG_MAX
  #endif
+ #ifdef freebsd
+ #   include <limits.h>
+ #   include <float.h>
+ #   define  MACHINE_RESOLUTION      DBL_EPSILON
+ #   define  LARGEST_REAL            DBL_MAX
+ #   define  SMALLEST_REAL           DBL_MIN
+ #   define  LARGEST_SHORT_INTEGER   SHRT_MAX
+ #   define  LARGEST_LONG_INTEGER    LONG_MAX
+ #endif
+ 
  #ifdef WIN32 
  #   include <limits.h>
  #   include <float.h>